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8 posts tagged "Pope"

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The Erotic Life of John Paul II

Christopher Damian | Thursday, March 31, 2016

A couple of years before he became Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla wrote to a Polish woman: “God gave you to me and made you my vocation.” The letter was one of more than 700 saved letters between he and Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, a Polish-American philosopher he met in 1973. The year before Wojtyla’s

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Speaker explains new papal financial structures

Eddie Damstra | Thursday, November 12, 2015

While many are aware of Pope Francis’ devotion to solving global problems, especially in regards to poverty, Joseph Zahra highlighted the pope’s sometimes overlooked commitment to amending the administrative and financial structure of the Vatican. Zahra, the vice coordinator of the Council for the Economy for the Holy See, gave his lecture, titled “Inside the

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Lecture explores environmentalism in ‘Laudato si’’

Devon Chenelle | Thursday, October 29, 2015

While Earth Day only has a history of 45 years, the Catholic Church’s value of environmentalism grounded in Genesis extends back 3,400 years, Dan Misleh said in his lecture titled, “Praised Be, USA: Embracing and Acting on ‘Laudato si’.’” The lecture, given Wednesday night in Geddes Hall, was presented by the Center for Social Concerns as part

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Students embark on Papal Pilgrimage

Katie Galioto and Martha Reilly | Friday, September 25, 2015

Students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross will ride in buses for 24 hours this weekend to spend just 12 hours in Philadelphia and join 1.5 million people from across the country to celebrate Mass with Pope Francis. According to Notre Dame junior Emily David, one of the student coordinators of the Papal Pilgrimage,

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The Pope, the Encyclical and Notre Dame

Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 7, 2015

“Young people demand change.” This line grabbed our attention the most when reading the papal encyclical released over the summer. ‘Laudato si’ is the latest and most drastic move taken by the Vatican to address the worldwide climate crisis. As interns at the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, we spend a lot of our time

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Students celebrate Easter Mass at the Vatican

Jack Rooney | Thursday, April 9, 2015

DUBLIN — As the clouds parted and the rain stopped in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican last Sunday morning, more than 100 Notre Dame students were on hand to celebrate Easter Sunday Mass, led by Pope Francis. The Mass, part of a pilgrimage organized by Notre Dame Campus Ministry, brought together juniors currently studying abroad

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Hesburgh fulfilled papal appointments

Haleigh Ehmsen | Sunday, March 1, 2015

In his years as University president, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh served four popes and offered advice to the Vatican on matters of atomic energy, ecumenism and Catholic education, among other things. Hesburgh was especially close with Pope Paul VI, but as The New York Times reported, he challenged the Church’s attempts to assert greater control over

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Popes John Paul II, John XXIII canonized in Vatican City

Ann Marie Jakubowski | Sunday, April 27, 2014

On Sunday, the legacies of four popes combined in St. Peter’s Square when John XXIII and John Paul II were canonized by Pope Francis in a Mass attended by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Vatican Radio estimated that around 800,000 people flocked to the St. Peter’s Square area Sunday, making it the largest event in Vatican

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